Police: Family feud leads to fatal shooting

Relatives are saying a person found fatally shot on 2020 Tryon Courthouse Road in Bessemer City early Wednesday morning was the result of a family feud.

Sid Lovelace, a distant relative, said the victim and suspect were relatives and had a history of violence.

“It was bound to happen,” he said.

At 7:37 a.m. police got a call about a possible shooting. When police arrived, they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Assistant Chief Joe Ramey.

CPR was performed on the victim, but he later died on scene.

“The incident began with some sort of confrontation between an individual leaving his residence and the deceased,” Ramey said.

There is a history of domestic disturbances for the homes located in that area, he said.

“We believe at this point that it’s somehow related to that, its part of the ongoing investigation,” Ramey said. “… In this particular case we have some domestic issues here, disturbance issues here along with family members who are living side by side, their properties adjoined so it’s very difficult to mitigate those circumstances. And often times in those circumstances people run across one another and things get out of hand and in this situation it appears that that’s what has occurred this morning.”

Police are not yet releasing the name of the victim. They are interviewing witnesses and have a suspect, but have not yet filed any charges.

Gaston County Police are asking anyone that might have seen the crime or know of any information to call them at 704-866-3300.

“Whatever they may have seen before or after the incident is very important to us to help us figure out what’s happened here,” Ramey said.

You can reach reporter Lauren Baheri at 704-869-1842 or at Twitter.com/Lbaheri.